Chapter 60 The Desire to Head East (Seek for More Reads)

         Seeing Jiang Wei hesitate, Shangguan Qi sighed: "The people of the Central Plains, where do they care about us these people from the frontier regions!"

    "Even for Zang Jì of Zuo Píngyì, a man of such high achievements, who once belonged to the former Tianshui county under Liangzhuang, he died only as a governor in Liangzhuang. How could there be a place for us, the people from the border regions of Dunhuang and Lanzhou, among the high-ranking officials in Luoyang?"

    "This time, being granted a place in the Imperial Academy is already an unusual act of benevolence!"

    Jiang Wei fell silent for a moment upon hearing this. Having been born into the Jiang family in Qi County, he had been studying classics since he was a child. Since he was about seventeen or eighteen, none of the scholars in the district could match him.

    It is a common phenomenon for border regions to be deficient in scholars. When Jiang Wei was young, he often thought that if he had been born several decades earlier in a time of peace, he would have had the opportunity to study with great scholars like Ma Ridi, Zheng Xuan, and Lu Zhi in the Central Plains. He believed that he would definitely have mastered the true Confucian classics.

    However, after the death of his father Jiang Chengrong in the Qiang rebellion, Jiang Wei temporarily abandoned his desire to study. Instead, he focused on seeking fame and fortune in the county and even secretly cultivated dozens of loyal followers as his wings. In a chaotic world, one must take precautions.

    And now, Jiang Wei had the opportunity to enter the Imperial Academy in Luoyang? At the age of twenty-four, as a member of a prominent family in the county and currently serving as a functionary, it is expected that there will be a place for him among those selected for this year's enrollment.

    Jiang Wei looked at Shangguan Qi: "Zixiu, this matter is of utmost importance to me. Given our friendship, I won't even bother to thank you. I need to return to the magistrate immediately. Could you please look after this horse farm for me?"

    Shangguan Qi nodded in agreement: "Boya, with your intelligence, you should be heading to Luoyang to demonstrate your talents, why waste time inspecting a horse farm in Ji County?"

    Jiang Wei, not being modest, after a bow, walked over to his own white horse and climbed on top, directly galloping towards the direction of Ji County.